Weed Inspector
| Weed Inspector: | Gary Page |
| Phone: | |
| Email: | gpage@malheurco.org |
| Mailing address: | 251 "B" St. West Vale, OR 97918 |
| Where? | The Weed Inspector's office is located at 1001 Barkley Drive, in the Malheur County Road Dept. office building in Vale. |
| Department at a glance: | Noxious weed control, educating public about noxious weeds, noxious weed inventory and mapping, ordinance enforcement . |
Malheur County's Weed Advisory Board is a nine-member board appointed by the County Court whose purpose is to advise the court on policy and facilitate in the control and eradication of noxious weeds in the county. The group usually meets the last Thursday of most months, at the Malheur County Economic Development Building, 316 NE Goodfellow, Ontario, OR. It is best to call the weed office to confirm the meeting at 541/473/5102
Invasive Weeds
The county's weed grant program is offered to private landowners who have any of these six highly invasive weeds. The grants are usually based on a 50% split of the costs to treat these weeds.
- Diffuse Knapweed
- Leafy Spurge
- Rush Skeletonweed
- Spotted Knapweed
- Yellow Starthistle
- Japanese Knotweed
For more information on the program, contact the County Weed Inspector.
Educational Presentations
The County Weed Inspector is available to interested groups to make educational presentations of any length.
Malheur County Weed Ordinance
Helpful Links and Information
- Links
- ATV Sprayer Calibration (PDF)
- Backpack Sprayer Calibration (PDF)
- Malheur County Noxious Weed List (PDF)
- Weed Sighting Report (PDF)